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left 3:10 right Aintree 4 Apr 2003

Martell Cognac Melling Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m3f200yds) 2m4f Mildmay Good 16 fences
1st £87,000 2nd £33,000 3rd £16,500 4th £7,500 5th £3,750 6th £2,250
pedigree Pedigrees
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Martell Cognac Melling Chase Class A Grade 1, 2m4f - Good, Class 1 5yo+
Martell Cognac Melling Chase Class A Grade 1, 2m4f - Good, Class 1 5yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
10 1110 136 167 right
ch g Be My Native (USA) right - Hi' Upham right (Deep Run) right
Held up, hit 8th, tracked leaders going well from 9th, led on bit between last 2, smoothly (op 6-4 tchd 6-5)
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2  1
8 1110 162 135 162 right
b g Mulberry (FR) right - Spartina I (USA) right (Northern Baby) right
Held up, headway to track leaders 9th, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed between last 2, no match for winner (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)
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3  18 [19]
6 1110 167 117 144 right
b g Bigstone (IRE) right - Kadassa (IRE) right (Shardari) right
With leaders, led after 13th, headed next, weakened between last 2 (tchd 14-1)
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4  5 [24]
9 1110 169 112 141 right
ch g Nikos right - Vincenza right (Grundy) right
Led 4th, mistake 13th, soon headed, weakened 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1, 13-2 in places)
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5  20 [44]
10 1110 149 92 124 right
b g Pharly (FR) right - Lovely Noor (USA) right (Fappiano) right
Blundered 2nd, blundered and lost place 10th, soon behind (tchd 20-1)
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6  dist [74]
11 1110 t 165 right
b g Grand Tresor (FR) right - Nuit Bleue III (FR) right (Le Pontet) right
Led to 4th, soon pushed along, outpaced 10th, soon lost place, tailed off from 12th, completed in own time (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the ground) (op 6-1, after 7-1 in places)
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